"to be continued..."

i walked up to the light
it asked me
what did you see?

i said
i saw needless things
i saw solutions

the light asked
what needless things?

i said
i saw war
i saw animals hurting each other
i saw sickness
i saw hunger
i saw religion
i saw greed
i saw pain
i saw many other things

the light asked
what solutions?

i said
i saw love
i saw animals caring for each other
i saw healing
i saw food through regeneration
i saw humans believing in Earth
i saw generosity
i saw comfort
i saw compassion
i saw balance
i saw many things

the light asked
do you think
this
needs to be the end

i said
for some
for the unreachable
for the bigots
for the greedy
for the mean
for the apathetic
for the pretenders
for the violent
for the vain
for money

the light asked
what should stay?

love
compassion
hugs
generosity
empathy
kindness
music
plants
trees
wild animals
forests
oxygen
water

to be continued...

© mz

"you saved me"

the words

so hard to say

in a poem

so important

to write

i draw a blank stare

because everything

i have tried so far

seems fallible

scattered and tattered

are my thoughts

yet within my mind’s

chaotic state

there is you

giving me a reason to

hold on

even when I don’t know

why anymore

i am floundering

and you keep me afloat

i am blinded

and you show me the light

i am lonely

and you give me friendship

i am sick

and you comfort me

i keep thinking

i should be the strong one

me the daughter

you the mother

your 86^th birthday

is upon us

and all i can give you is this

your wisdom gives me hope

your kindness comforts me

your generosity allows me to feel safe

your strength keeps me from falling

your creative spirit inspires me

you help me see

when darkness

swallows me whole

i love you more than the sky is blue

more than the sun is golden

the day you were born

is the day

you saved me.

© 10/17/2015 mz

"the light of your heart"

the light of your heart
shines into the darkness
and warms the Universe

like the sun
warming a cold river

your heart's beat
is made of gold

it resonates

gold shines forever

gold is the most important
element on earth

let your heart
be the spirit
that speaks
to the hearts of everyone

everyone needs
the light of your heart
the beating of it's pulse
the blood that warms the Universe.

© 09/18/2015 mz

"little"

the little ways
you tell me
the ways
i understand

the little ways
you call me
the only way
you can

the little smiles
you give me
smiles that
make me high

the little words
you write me
the words
that make me sigh

the little times
i see you
the times
exciting and blue

the little times
you wake me
the times
i wish you knew

the little times
forsaken
the little times
beloved

deep within the ocean
way up in clouds above

© 8/27/2015 nz

"give me heroin"

he looks

tired
worn out
subjugated
compromised
commiserated

she looks

wired
torn up
used up
confused
diffused

settled in this unsettled world

where life is not life anymore

just humans playing games
with each other
for the promise
of not being alone
using the earth
ignoring our true senses
because our true senses
have been erased
by a senseless civilization
which compromises
the Universes greatest
creation of all

and it is

certainly

not human

give me heroin

© 06/30/2015 mz

"home always alone"

i wonder 

what it's like 

to be 

you 

driving 

home alone 

the highway 

in the relentless

midnight heat 

after the lights 

go down 

everyone 

goes 

home

there you are 

in your car 

with the radio 

on

with the night streaming 

silent 

with the windows 

down 

with your mind 

everywhere

alone 

never still

restless 

redeeming 

lost 

reviving 

endless 

summer 

road

home

always

alone

© 06/16/2015 mz

"the old man in the painting"

jesus and the skull
jesus on the cross

jesus
just a figurine
inside of a painting

jesus
a symbol of peace
keeps an old man company
in the midst
of his
serenity
in nature

people hobble
in the distance
on the road
to the town

he avoids them
because he is different
but not ashamed

thoughtful
provocative
wise

old man

he has friends
special friends
who come
who go
who stay

not your normal friends
different friends

like him

people who seek his wisdom
animals who seek his kindness
butterflies who seek his beauty
skies who seek his eternity

his solitude
offers him tranquility
he is happy
now
in his long life

most people
in the village
feel sorry
for him

the joke is on them

05/11/2015 mz